Job Description
Management Accountant
Annual Salary: £40,000 Per Annum
Location: Hybrid/Colchester
Job Type: Full-time, Fixed term (Maternity Cover)
Join our finance team at a pivotal time and contribute significantly as a Management Accountant. This role is ideal for a proactive, customer-focused individual who is either part-qualified or possesses significant accounting experience with advanced Excel skills.
Day-to-day of the role:
Produce timely and accurate monthly management accounts for retail, including preparation of accruals, prepayments, stock, and deferred income journals.
Work closely with key stakeholders to ensure all income and costs are captured and reported accurately, in line with the reporting timetable; provide variance analysis for actuals versus budget/forecast and prior year.
Provide financial, performance, and variance analysis for all areas pertaining to the management accounts for inclusion in the monthly Finance Report.
Support designated areas in developing financial and operational data input into the strategic planning process.
Participate in the forecasting and budgetary process in terms of collecting, recording, and processing relevant data to support the Finance Business Partners, as well as importing the final budgets into the accounting systems.
Liaise with Budget holders monthly to improve the financial understanding of the budget holders and with external auditors, compiling year-end schedules for the annual audit, as required.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Excellent IT skills; advanced user of Excel.
Part-Qualified (studying towards qualification) or qualified by experience.
Able to present complex data in a clear & easy to understand format.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Ability to organise, rearrange, and critically appraise data and processes.
Ability to advise non-specialist colleagues and non-financial managers on complex technical financial matters.
Available for hybrid working, with a minimum of 2 days in Colchester.
Benefits:
Company pension scheme.
27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays.
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
Enhanced sick pay.
Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, and Women and Non-Binary Individuals.
Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.